Beirut , Lebanon -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A member of the Shiite militia Hezbollah , who escaped from an Egyptian prison during the recent unrest there , made a surprise appearance Wednesday at a Hezbollah rally in Beirut .

The Hezbollah television network al Manar showed Sami Shehab being greeted by rapturous applause as he took the stage at the rally in a southern suburb of Beirut to mark the group 's martyrs ' day .

Shehab , also known as Mohammed Yusuf Mansour , was accused by Egyptian authorities of leading a Hezbollah cell in Egypt and planning attacks in Egypt . He had been in prison for nearly two years before escaping on February 3 along with several members of the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas , Hezbollah officials said .

He was described as a `` brother in our struggle '' as he joined a group of Hezbollah officials on stage .

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Hezbollah member escaped from Egyptian prison

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He makes surprise appearance in Beirut